By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com City agencies have provided free food (see afro.com for a list of agencies providing food) for thousands of city residents in need during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. But, several private organizations have also stepped up in this time of need. Two of those organizations that have provided free […]
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MD BEST FOOD TRUCKS Helping to Feed the Public Safely During COVID-19
(Photo By wut painting/Shutterstock) MARYLAND BEST FOOD TRUCKS Helping to feed the public safely during COVID-19 News provided by MD Best Food Trucks, LLC Baltimore, March 26, 2020 – As restaurants close and communities are urged to avoid public spaces or to shelter in place, Maryland Best Food Trucks is providing a safe and accessible […]
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The Latest: Restaurateur, ‘Top Chef’ Winner Dies of Virus
By The Associated Press The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 450,000 people and killed over 20,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 113,000 […]
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Perishable Food Rescue in 7th District on the First Day of Spring
The Late Congressman Elijah Cummings Would Be Proud Baltimore, Maryland The late Elijah Cummings’s words echoed in a West Baltimore City neighborhood late last week, showing that his constituency is honoring his famed plea, “Wake up America—we are better than this!” On the first day of Spring 2020, a group of dedicated volunteers picked up Cummings’ metaphorical relay […]
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Resource Info re: Meal Sites, Internet Services and Senior Check-In
Dear Faith and Community Partners – some of the information below is specific to Baltimore City resources, other info applies to the entire state, please share as appropriate with your membership and neighborhoods. Meal Sites Free breakfast and lunch to go is available from March 16 to 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the […]
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A Louisiana Girl with California Wine
By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate Reporter (NNPA Newswire) — Dawna Jones remembers having an amazing childhood in Opelousas, La., with her parents, Randolph and Priscilla Darjean, and three siblings. But one distinct memory may have unintentionally guided the 43-year-old plant pathologist into the winemaking business. “My mother dabbled in making various fruit wines when […]
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Worker: Olive Garden Customer Demanded and Got White Server
By The Associated Press Olive Garden has fired the manager of one of its restaurants in southwestern Indiana who was accused of complying with a White customer’s demand to replace her table’s Black server with one who wasn’t Black. An Olive Garden spokeswoman, Meagan Bernstein, said March 4 that the company does not tolerate discrimination […]
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BWI Marshall Airport and Fraport Maryland Welcome New Pop-Up Shops
For Immediate Release Contact: Jonathan Dean February 27, 2020 […]
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Smith’s Legacy Sealed at 70
By Associated Press Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation’s top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith’s family announced on social media that she died the evening […]
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Black-Owned Vegan Eateries are Spicing up Southern Cuisine
By TODD A. PRICE, USA Today Network – The American South ATLANTA (AP) — The doors opened at 4 p.m., but the line formed an hour earlier at this restaurant in Southwest Atlanta, minutes from the historically Black Clark Atlanta University. No one seemed to mind the wait. “I’m excited,” one woman told another. “I […]
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Parenting Points: How to Handle a Picky Eater
By Marnita Coleman Special to AFRO Food is a delicious treat to most people, especially when it is sweet and savory. If it looks right and tastes good, my motto is “let’s give it a try.” But, how about the child that does not fit this mold because they are a picky eater. What looks […]
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Giant Food Supports Black History Month Through Bags 4 My Cause
LANDOVER, Md., Jan. 30, 2020 PRNewswire — Giant Food, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, is encouraging customers to join in its support of Black History Month through its charitable bag program, Bags 4 My Cause. The Bags 4 My Cause program was launched to support local nonprofit organizations while working to reduce […]